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North Korean threat to Australia - bluff or reality?

Missiles are paraded across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Missiles are paraded across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. Source: AP Photo. Wong Maye-E.

Last few weeks brought serious escalation of tension near the Korean peninsula which, as usual led to the growth of nervousness in Australia because of alleged military threat to it's territory. We asked the researcher of the Australian national University in Canberra, and a specialist on Korea Dr. Leonid Petrov to comment on current situation.


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By Sima Tsyskin

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Last few weeks brought serious escalation of tension near the Korean peninsula which, as usual led to the growth of nervousness in Australia because of alleged military threat to it's territory. We asked the researcher of the Australian national University in Canberra, and a specialist on Korea Dr. Leonid Petrov to comment on current situation.



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